Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
Ambitious musical set in New York City about two ill-matched couples fails to generate any sparks. Couple number one is Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine: he's a no-good gambler and she's a Broadway showgirl. Vivian lives for the day Frank proposes to her, they've been engaged for 14 years. Couple number two is Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons: he's a no-good gambler and she's a prude for the Salvation Army. Marlon bets Frank that he can take Jean on a date, all the way to Cuba, which he does but under false pretenses. Once there, he get's her drunk on rum and milk, where she morphs into a wild Cuban dancer and singer. Yeah right. Back in New York, Sinatra and Brando get their gambling friends to attend a prayer meeting, but only by winning at craps. It has a happy ending.
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